SECOND AND THIRD GRADE
Many teachers working with gifted and advanced students are required to focus on specific disciplines. The following resources focus on math concepts and skills, problem solving, logic and critical thinking. If you have any questions about any of these resources or have suggestions for additions, please send a MESSAGE. If you are new to this site, you may want to view the 4-minute video tour found HERE.
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RECOMMENDED MATH MATERIALS / CURRICULUM
| You can find a collection of online math tasks, resources, and manipulatives HERE. |
Mentoring Mathematical Minds ~ (Grades K-2)
Mentoring Mathematical Minds (Grades 3-6)
Hands-On Equations (Level 1 – 3rd))
Math Pickle – Low-floor, high-ceiling original mathematical puzzles, games, and problems
Find the X Tile (see blog post)
NRICH (Rich Mathematics) – interactive games and activities / collaborative problems
NRICH Problem Posters (K-3)
Math Perplexors – suggestion: begin with Basic Level in 3rd GT
Open Middle ~ challenging math problems for all grades that have multiple solutions!
Muggins Math ~ (age 4 to nuclear physicist!) the Muggins game + resources (see blog post)
Balance Benders – by The Critical Thinking Co. ~sample page available
Math Academy: Are You Game? (Probability Activities)
Natural Math – (math circles recommended – books by grade level here)
Rubik’s Cube Units and Lessons
RECOMMENDED LOGIC MATERIALS / CURRICULUM
Marcy Cook: Crayon Logic (see blog post)
Krazydad Puzzles – free online and printable versions of all kinds of math and logic puzzles!
Perplexors Logic (Basic Level) – see blog post about creating a logic center
Cognition Logic Puzzles ~ similar to Logic Links
Logic Links (workbook with punch-out colored chips) Logic Links (box game set)
LESSON and UNIT IDEAS
You’ve Got Game: Figure Out the Rules – articulating rules for math games and activities
Mathemagic and Arithmetricks: Connecting Math Patterns to Magic (two lessons)
Gus and Gabby Guessing Game ~ number logic game described in this blog post.
Show Me the Math! ~ Activities that Promote Divergent Thinking (blog post)
Martha Blah Blah – use this children’s book as a hook for this statistics lesson by Marilyn Burns
One Wasn’t Square (see blog post)
The Math Behind the Fun and Games ~ For Masterminds Who Love Wordle (video tutorials)
Logic Equations Puzzles (blog post with 3-min. video tutorial)
Beyond Sudoku: Kakuro and Futoshiki (blog post with teaching slide shows)
Kyudoku Logic Puzzles (blog post with video tutorial)
Can You KenKen? ~ Marilyn Burns shares how she introduces the game
Team Logic: Cooperative Problem Solving (K-3) ~ blog post
Contig Math Game ~ shared by Lisa Van Gemert, @gifted_guru.
Less is More Game – strategy game that reinforces place value (teacher resources here)
Learn a Card Trick ~ Explain the Math – includes video tutorials (blog post)
Chocolate Fix (see my blog post about this)
Kid-Created Logic Puzzles (blog post)
Mathematics in Nature (unit)
Math Logic Puzzles (multilevel) ~ TPT free download by Kimberly Jayne Creates
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